They wanted me to be a Washington.

Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.

— Alan Greenspan

Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they…

— Abraham Lincoln

“Only careful political manoeuvring will be able to manage the situation.”

— Davan Yahya Khalil

I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different to everybody…

— Ben Eine

We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black…

— Fannie Lou Hamer

A low-minded person should not be given good advice.

— Chanakya

I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not at the same time…

— Vaclav Havel

I'm not going to be part of looking at information only partially. I'm not going to be part of just coming to quick conclusions.…

— Max Cleland

Freedom in every sense but primarily political sense, a rise in repression that stems from a repression of sexuality. It's AIDS, it's herpes, it's…

— Jack Nicholson

In the current climate, things that are true, brave human stories become political.

— Cate Blanchett

People will pay a price for putting political obstruction over progress in a time that is so critical and urgent.

— Tim Kaine

I do conscientiously and sincerely believe that the Order of Freemasonry, if not the greatest, is one of the greatest moral and political evils…

— John Quincy Adams

Any comprehensive doctrine, religious or secular, can be introduced into any political argument at any time, but I argue that people who do this…

— John Rawls

Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is…

— Yusuf al-Qaradawi

The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We…

— S. I. Hayakawa